Renaissance
What is Humanism?
Humanism is a philosophical stance that emphasizes the potential and agency of human beings, individually and socially.
What is the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a Habsburg Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588 under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
The Scientific Revolution was a series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
Geography for the Inca empire.
European Empires that explored the New world
Spain, England,Netherlands (Dutch), Portugal, France
What is secularism?
Secularism is the principle of seeking to conduct human affairs based on secular, naturalistic considerations.
What was Johannes Gutenberg know for
Inventing the Printing press
What is rationalism?
In philosophy, rationalism is the epistemological view that "regards reason as the chief source and test of knowledge" or "any view appealing to reason as a source of knowledge or justification.
Aztec Achievements.
They built one of the largest and most powerful empires in Mesoamerica. The Aztecs were highly skilled engineers. They perfected the technique of creating artificial islands called chinampas.
How did each country afford exploration?
Explorers learned more about areas such as Africa and the Americas and brought that knowledge back to Europe. Massive wealth accrued to European colonizers due to trade in goods, spices, and precious metals.
Famous artists during the Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
How many books were on the list of Banned Books
96
What is the Scientific Method
The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.
Mayas beliefs
Most Maya today observe a religion composed of ancient Maya ideas, animism and Catholicism. Some Maya still believe, for example, that their village is the ceremonial centre of a world supported at its four corners by gods. When one of these gods shifts his burden, they believe, it causes an earthquake.
What were the three reason's for exploration
God,glory and gold (wealth)
Important king's during the Renaissance
King Charles I and Francis I
Important Figures during the Renaissance.
Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I,Phillip II
Inventions during the Reformation
telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer
What two Mesoamerican tribes fell to Spanish conquistadors.
The Inca's and Aztecs.
What was the Columbian Exchange
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, the Old World, and West Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Importance of the Medici family in Florence
The Medici family ruled the city of Florence throughout the Renaissance. They had a major influence on the growth of the Italian Renaissance through their patronage of the arts and humanism.
Outcome of Diet of Worms
In May, after most of the rulers had left, a rump Diet headed by Emperor Charles V passed the Edict of Worms, which banned Luther's writings and declared him a heretic and an enemy of the state.
Important Figures during the Reformation.
Bacon, Descartes, Copernicus, Galileo,Kepler, Newton
Things that all Mesoamerica tribes have in common.
Some of the shared cultural traits among Mesoamerican peoples included a complex pantheon of deities, architectural features, a ballgame, the 260-day calendar, trade, food (especially a reliance on maize, beans, and squash
What led to Age of Exploration?
There are three main reasons for European Exploration. Them being for the sake of their economy, religion and glory. They wanted to improve their economy for instance by acquiring more spices, gold, and better and faster trading routes